"Steatorrhea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition that is characterized by chronic fatty DIARRHEA, a result of abnormal DIGESTION and/or INTESTINAL ABSORPTION of FATS.
| Descriptor ID |
D045602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.637.887 C18.452.603.887
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Moreland AM, Santa Ana CA, Asplin JR, Kuhn JA, Holmes RP, Cole JA, Odstrcil EA, Van Dinter TG, Martinez JG, Fordtran JS. Steatorrhea and Hyperoxaluria in Severely Obese Patients Before and After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Gastroenterology. 2017 04; 152(5):1055-1067.e3.